MTA: Database Fundamentals

The Microsoft Technology Associate certification is an industry recognized credential. The certification is proof of a person's competence across a spectrum of skills including database queries, core database, relational database, and security requirements for databases and the data stored in them, database objects, such as tables and views, graphical tools and T-SQL scripts, database queries, stored procedures. uCertify’s guaranteed certification course for 98-364 exam is comprehensive and helps you earn your certification and gain knowledge. Here’s what to expect from your uCertify course:

Skills Measured

Core Database Concepts

Database Objects

Manipulating Data

Data Storage

Administering a Database

98-364 Course Duration

This is a self-paced, independent study program, so there is no minimum or maximum restriction. The amount of time you will take depends on your existing knowledge of the area and related experience, as well as your availability. We recommend at least 3-4 weeks if you have a reasonable amount of knowledge and skills in database queries, core database, relational database, and security requirements for databases and the data stored in them, database objects, such as tables and views, graphical tools and T-SQL scripts, database queries, stored procedures. You should plan on devoting 3-4 hours every day.

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Exercises, Quizzes & Flashcards

uCertify's exercises, quizzes and flashcards prepare you for your exams differently and more effectively than the traditional exam preps on the market. You will have practice quizzes, flashcards and exercises after each module to ensure you are confident on the topic you have completed before proceeding. This will allow you to gauge your effectiveness before moving to the next module in your course.

Practice Test Sets

uCertify courses also include full length practice test sets designed to test your knowledge under real exam conditions. Each course has a number of test sets consisting of hundreds of items to ensure you are 100% prepared before taking your certification exam.

Exam Simulators

Online labs to supplement your training. uCertify labs are an inexpensive & safe way to explore and learn. uCertify labs are versatile - labs simulate real-world, hardware, software & command line interface environments and can be mapped to any text-book, course & training.

State of the Art Educator Tools

uCertify knows the importance of instructors and provide tools to help them do their job effectively. Instructors are able to clone and customize course, do ability grouping, create sections, design grade scale and grade formula, create and schedule assignments. Educators can also move a student from self-paced to mentor-guided to instructor-led mode in three clicks.

Award Winning Learning Platform (LMS)

uCertify has developed an award winning, highly interactive yet simple to use platform. uCertify understands that it is critical to help student focus on learning the subject and not learning the LMS. uCertify helps student retain and recall the knowledge by teaching students using interactive exercises. Features such as actionable analytics and study planner help in keeping students focused.

Syllabus

98-364 Course/Exam Objectives

Lesson 1: Understanding Core Database Concepts

Understand how data is stored in tables

Understand relational database concepts.

Understand data manipulation language (DML)

Understand data definition language (DDL).

Lesson 2: Creating Database Objects

Choose data types

Understand tables and how to create them.

Create views.

Create stored procedures and functions.

Lesson 3: Manipulating Data

Select data

Inserting data

Updating data

Deleting data

Lesson 4: Understanding Data Storage

Understand normalization

Understand primary, foreign, and composite keys.

Understand indexes

Lesson 5: Administering a Database

Understand database security concepts

Understand database backups and restore

Career Prospects

The Microsoft's MTA: Database Fundamentals Certified Professional has several career opportunities open up to them, including:

Database developer

FAQs

98-364 Exam FAQs

What certificate do I earn on passing the 98-364 exams?

If you pass Microsoft's 98-364 exam you will get credit towards the following certifications:

The exam consists of linear, multiple choice, hot area, drag and drops, build list and reorder, and build a tree questions. The test can be adaptive and simulation questions might be asked.

What is the Pre-requisites of the exam?

While there are no official prerequisites to take the Microsoft Technology Associate certification, both Microsoft and uCertify strongly recommend that the candidates have skills with databases, including relational database such as Microsoft SQL Server.

How many questions are asked on the exam?

The exam contains 40-60 questions.

What is the duration of the exam?

50 minutes

What is the passing score?

70%

(on a scale of 0-1000)

What is the exam's retake policy?

In the event that you fail your first attempt at passing the 98-364 certification examination, Microsoft's retake policy is:

If a candidate does not achieve a passing score on an exam the first time, there is no waiting period before retaking the exam.

If a candidate does not achieve a passing score the second time, the candidate must wait 24 hours before retaking the exam a third time.

A seven-day waiting period will be imposed for each subsequent exam retake.

A candidate may not take a given exam any more than five times per year (12 months). This 12-month period would start the day of the fifth unsuccessful exam retake. The candidate would then be eligible to retake the exam 12 months from that date. In order to take a given exam more than five times per year, a candidate must submit a request and obtain prior permission from Microsoft.

If a candidate achieves a passing score on an MTA exam, the candidate cannot take it again.

What is the validity of the certification?

Microsoft Technology Associate has no expiration. The certification holder is certified for life unless the vendor changes its policy. Click here for more information.

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